'Plating' definitions:

Definition of 'plating'

(from WordNet)
noun
A thin coating of metal deposited on a surface [syn: plating, metal plating]
noun
The application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)

Definition of 'Plating'

From: GCIDE
  • Plate \Plate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plated; p. pr. & vb. n. Plating.]
  • 1. To cover or overlay with gold, silver, or other metals, either by a mechanical process, as hammering, or by a chemical process, as electrotyping. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To cover or overlay with plates of metal; to arm with metal for defense. [1913 Webster]
  • Thus plated in habiliments of war. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To adorn with plated metal; as, a plated harness. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To beat into thin, flat pieces, or lamin[ae]. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To calender; as, to plate paper. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Plating'

From: GCIDE
  • Plating \Plat"ing\, n.
  • 1. The art or process of covering anything with a plate or plates, or with metal, particularly of overlaying a base or dull metal with a thin plate of precious or bright metal, as by mechanical means or by electro-magnetic deposition. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A coating or defensive armor of metal (usually steel) plates. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'plating'

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